warden

Coordinates: 43°42′41″N 79°16′47″W / 43.71139°N 79.27972°W / 43.71139; -79.27972

Warden 3276 St. Clair Avenue East
Opened	May 10, 1968
District	Scarborough
Line	Bloor-Danforth line
Next station	≅2.4 km west to Victoria Park 2 min ≅2.5 km east to Kennedy 3 min
Daytime Connections	9 Bellamy, 16 McCowan, 17 Birchmount, 68 Warden, 69 Warden South, 70 O'Connor, 102 Markham Road, 135 Gerrard
Night Connections	None
Daily Boardings	26,130
Platforms	Centre platform
Accessibility	0 elevators
Washrooms

Warden is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 3276 St. Clair Avenue East, on the southeast corner of the intersection with Warden Avenue.

In 2008, the Toronto Star reported this station to be a "known problem area" in terms of crime in the subway system, along with Lawrence West, Lansdowne, Dufferin and Kennedy stations.^[1]

1092 parking spaces are located for commuter use at the station.

History

Warden Station was opened in 1968 in what was then the Borough of Scarborough, and served as the Bloor-Danforth line's eastern terminus for 12 years, until the extension to Kennedy was completed in 1980.

Until 1973 the buses and the subway trains serving the station were in separate fare zones and so the turnstiles and collector booths were placed between the bus bays and the subway platforms. When the zones were abolished, the layout was reconfigured to bring the buses inside the station's fare-paid area; one collector booth, left isolated inside the fare-paid zone, became an information booth.

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

After exiting the station eastbound, the track returns to an underground tunnel. It continues on its diagonal alignment under a former Canadian National railway spur line.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include the Providence Health Centre, Warden Woods Park, and Pine Hills Cemetery. It is near much vacant industrial land (including the former site of Centennial College and Warden Woods Mall/Power Centre) where major redevelopment is expected over the coming years, including numerous new housing developments on the former Power Centre property. ^[2] It is also near the Toronto District School Board high school W.A. Porter C.I., which brings about 700 students in the station each year.^{[citation needed]}

Surface connections

Warden Station from the perspective of an approaching eastbound subway train

• 9 Bellamy to Scarborough Centre Station
• 16 McCowan to Scarborough Centre Station
• 17 Birchmount to Steeles Ave.

17A to 14th Ave - extra fare required north of Steeles

• 68 Warden to Steeles Ave.

68B to Major MacKenzie - extra fare required north of Steeles

• 69 Warden South to Kingston Road via Warden

69B to Kingston Road via Birchmount

• 70 O'Connor to Coxwell Station
• 102 Markham Road to McNicoll Ave.

102A to Progress/Centennial College

102C to Passmore

102D to Mount Joy GO Station - extra fare required north of Steeles

• 135 Gerrard to Main Street Station

References

External links

• Official TTC page for Warden Station

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